Friday, February 9, 2007

Baby Booties to Match Berry Sweater

April 28, 2011Errata: For the large size of booties on the instep, it should read:Row 1: k20(24), k2tog, sl 1, bring yarn to front (byf), turn workIt originally read (25).I am sorry for the inconvenience. I am working on a downloadable PDF for this pattern, with clearer instructions and corrections.

More Errata:The increase instructions have been confusing, so I have clarified the increase instructions to make it easier to follow.

Booties:

Size: Small (3-6 months) and large (6-12 months). (Changes for large size are in brackets)

Pattern Notes:•Worked starting from sole.•Increases are worked by picking up the horizontal bar between the next two stitches and knitting into the back of it. (M1)•Instructions are given for a lace top and a ribbed top.•Leave a long yarn end after casting off for easier seam sewing.•ssk is: slip next two stitches onto right needle knitwise, insert left hand needle back into stitches, and knit together.

Repeat these 4 rows, 4 times for small, 5 times for large. Cast off with a larger size needle.

Ribbed top:Change to 3.75 mm needles and CC yarn.Work a k1, p1 rib for 2.5(3) inches. Cast off with a larger size needle. For a seamless top which can be folded over (as shown), switch to double-pointed needles, inc 1 st, and work in the round.

52 comments:

Thank you for the pattern! I recently made the booties for a friend due in September. I can't tell you how happy I am with them. I will post about them and show a photo when my friend receives the gift.

Thank you for sharing your pattern. I just finished the first bottie, with a ribbed cuff. My best friend is having a boy in less than two months, and I'm making a pair in mint green with a blue cuff. :)

I would just like to say a BIG thank you. I am left handed and a fairly experienced knitter, but knitting bootees have always proved a problem. This pattern works really well and I am very pleased with the finished result.Ronnie :)

On Row 3 you begin making increases, so your total number of stitches grows to 27, then row 4 has 29, etc until you have 33 total after row 9.Then the instep is created by making the k2tog decreases which will bring you back down to 23 sts for the cuff. Happy knitting!

Hi, thanks for this pattern! I started out well, but seem to be stuck on the instep. If I follow the instructions on the pattern, I still have stitches left on my row! What am I doing wrong? I would appreciate your help, my cousin is due in August!

If you had 23 sts total on your needles when you started the lace, then you will end with k2, not ssk. You may have made too many decreases, or not enough. The lace is a repeat of 7 stitches, so if you're only off by one stitch you can re-center it. You will need that knit stitch at the end as a selvage.

Thanks, I had 23 stitches but I think I might have knit to the wrong end from the instep-I did the slip and turn and knit the rest of the larger side to the end of the row. I did recenter on the 3rd repeat of the lace :).

Another question though for the ssk do you slip the two together or separate?

I am having a problem I tried both the smaller and larger pattern but by the time I got to the third row I didn' have enough stitches to do the last "knit 11 sts". In both cases I was short 2 stitches to make the 11 or 14 in the larger bootie. Help please?

Hi, I think I am being very stupid and need help. I have only just started to learn how to knit and this is my first project. I have made the sole and don't know how to do the instep. Is it a continuation of the sole or do I cast off the sole and cast on to make the instep? What does turn mean? Please help as they are such pretty booties.

To make the instep, you don't cast off anything. You will turn the work around in your hands and start knitting in the other direction on the other side of the work with the extra stitches left unworked. They will get their turn! bringing the yarn to the front before you turn will prevent a hole from forming when you do this.

I am about to proceed with these marvelous booties for my Great Grand Child who will be born in Oct. I am reading all the posts and hope that I can accomplish this task without much trouble.It's been a long time since I was knitting and the term: ssk is not familiar. I guess I can find out but it would be nice if you tell me and wish me luck. I will try the lace tops for newborn.

A question for the large size. After completing the instep (and I have 30 stitches after the increasing 1 stitch at the end of the row), I have a few more stitches on the right side (12) of the boot toe than the left side (10) - when what I think is the front of the boot is facing me (cast on tail is on right end). Does this sound right? Thank you!!!

I found this pattern using the Ravelry search engine, specifying DK (8 ply) patterns only but I note that you have used Microspun which I understand is only 5 ply. Do you think I will need to change needle sizes to get the correct tension when using 8 ply? Thanks very much for your assistance, and especially, for sharing this great pattern. Clicketynick

Thank you for the pattern! they are adorable. Would the designer of this pattern be willing to grant me permission to sell the finished product from this pattern (or something very close to this pattern) Thanks again! Carolyn

Hello, I'm a fairly new knitter, but am having trouble with this pattern. I've read it over and over and I can't figure out what I did wrong... The trouble is, I followed the directions (I thought) but what I have is what appears to be the heel, and then I began on the ribbing for the cuff, however there isn't a toe! Everything was going well...I don't understand why I don't have a toe. Like I said, I've gone over and over the directions and I'm certain I followed them correctly. Any ideas??

Hi, just trying these - got to row 4 "Row 4: k1, inc1, k23(29), inc1, k1" - but I can only get 21 between the two increases? Start with 23, inc 2sts on Row 3 = 25sts, 2sts used at either end of row (1 for k1, 1 for inc1) = 21sts in centre? Please confirm. Thank you :) x

Hi Tangle,I hope I'm not offending you when I say this, but I am really eager to make the Berry Baby Booties for my daughter. I am a fairly experienced knitter but the pattern is proving complicated to follow. I think you forgot to take into account that you use up a stitch to make an increase, so - for example - in row 3 of the sole, after you have cast on 29, it's impossible to (for the large size) K 14 on either end with two increases and a K1 in the middle - that's more than 29 sts right there. You wind up with 31 sts and then in row 4 you need all those sts without the increases. If you K13 on either end instead, row 3 works but then you get stuck on row 4 where that requires 31 sts without the increases. I hope I am making sense. I'm going to try the pattern as written by casting on 31 sts instead of 29 and see what happens, but maybe, no offense intended but maybe you should try it as written and see what I mean. I've not gotten past row 3 yet so I'm nervous about the instep but I'll wing it and hope for the best. These look charming and precious, just like my baby, so I'm eager to get this right! Thanks.

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